Ballard Family Nature Center Inc

Analysis

Ballard Family Nature Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Altamont, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Ballard Family Nature Center Inc reported income of $205k and spending of $129k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $170k to $205k (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 260%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ballard Family Nature Center Inc sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upper McMichael Creek Conservancy ($205k), Capital Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc ($205k) and Hiilei Aloha LLC ($205k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 5.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $44k (34% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $725, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 2 employees.